Newstag:www.vegsource.com,2009-05-23://12015-02-24T00:32:31ZMovable Type Pro 6.0.3The Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease Cookbooktag:www.vegsource.com,2015://1.31272015-02-24T05:48:19Z2015-02-24T00:32:31ZSpreading the word about plant-based eating has become an Esselstyn family affair. Ann Crile Esselstyn and Jane Esselstyn are a mother-daughter team with decades of experience developing delicious, healthful dishes--including the recipes...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21
Spreading the word about plant-based eating has become an Esselstyn family affair.

Ann Crile Esselstyn and Jane Esselstyn are a mother-daughter team with decades of experience developing delicious, healthful dishes--including the recipes for the New York Times bestsellers Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, and My Beef with Meat, by son, Rip.

Now, Ann and Jane are pleased to announce the release of their cookbook.

The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook is filled with stunning photography and more than 125 plant-based, oil- and nut-free recipes that make it easy to make your heart healthier, one delectable meal at a time.

This is the long-awaited cookbook companion to the revolutionary New York Timesbestseller Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease.

T. Colin Campbell is just one of the many supporters of Caldwell B.Esselstyn's bestseller, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. Theplant-based nutrition plan Dr. Esselstyn advocates based on his twenty-year nutritional study-the most comprehensive of its kind-is proven to stop and reverse even advanced coronary disease, and more than 336,000 readers have benefited from the revolutionary regimen so far,including Samuel L. Jackson.

Ann Crile Esselstyn and Jane Esselstyn are a mother-daughter team with decades of experience developing delicious, healthful dishes for both their family and Dr. Esselstyn's many grateful patients. In this nutritious recipes that make it easy to follow Dr. Esselstyn's lifesaving dietary advice. Heart disease remains one of today's deadliest killers, and The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook empowers readers to make their hearts healthier, one delectable meal at a time.

Two decades after Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn's ground-breaking heart health study, the Esselstyn family is releasing their first cookbook The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook: Over 125 Delicious, Life-Saving Plant Based Recipes (Avery, Paperback Original and eBook, September 2, 2014). Written by Ann Crile Esselstyn, creator of the recipes in the New York Times bestselling Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease and her daughter, Jane Esselstyn, a nurse and wellness instructor, best known for her recipes in the bestselling My Beef with Meat, the full-color book serves up delicious, plant based recipes created in the Esselstyn family kitchen.

Heart disease remains one of the nation's deadliest killers -- and also one of the most preventable. In 2007, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn published Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. Based on his twenty-year groundbreaking nutritional study, the book offered a revolutionary program to stop, treat, and even reverse heart disease. Dr. Esselstyn convincingly argues that the key to abolishing heart disease is eliminating meat, dairy, oil and nuts (with minimal salt and sweeteners). With plant-based, oil-free nutrition even the sickest patients experience a drop in their cholesterol, a boost in their energy, and see their heart disease and related symptoms reverse. In Dr. Esselstyn's original study, compliant patients continue to thrive -- some are now well into their 80s.

The Prevent and Reverse Cookbook proves that while eating no meat, no dairy, no oil, and no nuts may sound intimidating, but it is doable and delectable. As Ann says, eating this way is empowering and "opens up a delicious and colorful array vegetables, legumes, and whole grains brimming with fiber, nutrients and antioxidants, all great nourishment for your heart and your overall health."

Ann and Jane introduce readers to the wonders of kale, and other hearty and delicious greens, sweet potatoes, artichokes, beets, parsnips, broccoli, cucumbers, asparagus, cannellini beans, lentils and so much more. With recipes like Lemon and Kale Open Face Sandwiches, Caramelized Onion Hummus, Triple-Decker Lasagna and Five-Star Rice and Beans, eliminating heart disease has never been so delicious.

The plant-based movement has resonated with readers. With three New York Times bestsellers under their belts in as many years, the Esselstyn family proves once again that heart healthy is doable, accessible and just what the doctor ordered.

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Why We Got Fat - Dr. Goldhamer (VIDEO)tag:www.vegsource.com,2015://1.32602015-02-23T16:48:50Z2015-02-23T17:03:48ZFounder of True North Health Health Center, Dr. Alan Goldhamer explains why your brain was never intended for our current environment. Being sick and fat is the result. This is a playlist...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21
Founder of True North Health Health Center, Dr. Alan Goldhamer explains why your brain was never intended for our current environment. Being sick and fat is the result.

This is a playlist of 3 videos, which will automatically play one after the other.

This is an excerpt from Dr. Goldhamer's fascinating Pleasure Trap talk, and will explain why people get fat and how they can get thin and stay thin.

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Cure Type 2 Diabetes with Sugar, Rice and Fruit Juice (VIDEO)tag:www.vegsource.com,2015://1.32592015-02-23T16:28:43Z2015-02-24T22:31:08ZFat is the cause of Type 2 diabetes, the cure is a low-fat plant-based diet. In this video clip, Dr. McDougall discusses the considerable research showing even a diet of table sugar,...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21
Fat is the cause of Type 2 diabetes, the cure is a low-fat plant-based diet.

In this video clip, Dr. McDougall discusses the considerable research showing even a diet of table sugar, white rice and fruit juice can cure Type 2 diabetes.

And yet a lot of people misguidedly believe sugar is the culprit in this disease.

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This brief excerpt is from our recent Healthy Lifestyle Expo (Get Healthy Now DVD). You can purchase the full 13 hours of varied, valuable presentations on DVD at: http://bit.ly/1CtnWkm

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Is America Ready for a Vegan President? (New Book!)tag:www.vegsource.com,2015://1.32352015-01-10T22:33:25Z2015-01-22T11:53:30ZIS AMERICA READY FOR A VEGAN PRESIDENT? That's the question answered delightfully in the hilarious new novel by Glen Merzer, Off the Reservation. It's the story of a vegan Congressman and his...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21IS AMERICA READY FOR A VEGAN PRESIDENT?

That's the question answered delightfully in the hilarious new novel by Glen Merzer, Off the Reservation.

It's the story of a vegan Congressman and his vegan family from Indiana on an unlikely quest for the White House, speaking truth to power the whole way, including on the subject of health. And there's a unique twist: whenever the Congressman sits down for a meal in the story, the corresponding low-fat, oil-free, vegan recipe (by Joanna Samorow-Merzer) can be found in the back of the book!

You might be familiar with Glen's work -- he coauthored several best selling vegan books, including Mad Cowboy and No More Bull with Howard Lyman, Unprocessed with Chef AJ, Food Over Medicine with Pam Popper ND PhD, The Happy Cow Cookbook, and Chef Del's Better Than Vegan.

Here's some advance praise for Merzer's terrific new novel, Off the Reservation:

"I literally couldn't put down this superbly-written book once I began to read. Why? Because Off the Reservation is wildly entertaining and deeply inspiring. And because I laughed out loud so many times I lost count. What a fabulous, powerful, meaningful book!"--John Robbins, author, Diet For A New America, and Co-founder, foodrevolution.org

"Off the Reservation is a brilliant and incisive novel. Glen Merzer has given us an insightful look at the current state of presidential politics, and in a wonderfully entertaining way. Well-written, sharp, and full of wit, this is exactly the book for our times." -Dr. Neal Barnard, author, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes

Timing is everything -- the book is currently on sale! You can pick up a Kindle copy of Off The Reservation for only 99 cents between Jan 12-18, 2015, on Amazon.com. The paperback version is also on sale during this limited time!

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Dr. McDougall Doesn't Promote a "Vegan" Diet (VIDEO)tag:www.vegsource.com,2014://1.32262014-12-23T17:01:25Z2015-02-09T05:59:51ZWhat's in a word? According to Dr. McDougall, a lot. While Dr. McDougall's diet is vegan, that's not the best word to let people know how to be healthy. In this 4...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21
What's in a word? According to Dr. McDougall, a lot. While Dr. McDougall's diet is vegan, that's not the best word to let people know how to be healthy.

In this 4 minute video Dr. McDougall discusses the imporance of labels in helping teach a healthy diet.

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Panel Discussion - Available on DVD

This video above is a short excerpt from the Panel Discussion at the 2014 Healthy Lifestyle Expo. To get the full 14-hours of fascinating and varied presentations from this event, check out our GET HEALTHY NOW BLACK DVD set in our store:

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New Book: The Doctors in Mili's Suitcase ~ How I Cured My Diabetes with Foodtag:www.vegsource.com,2014://1.32082014-10-28T00:47:16Z2014-10-28T00:57:16Z"Everybody, drop whatever you're doing and give this book a read -- it won't take long. You'll see that the information in here has the power to change the lives of all...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21"Everybody, drop whatever you're doing and give this book a read -- it won't take long. You'll see that the information in here has the power to change the lives of all the helpless kids being fed foods leading to this explosion of diabetics. We need to teach them young, before it's too late. Give this book to every kid you know. It'll change their lives forever!"--RUTH HEIDRICH, PhD

When we develop healthy eating habits early in life, not only do we have a better shot at living long and well, but we sidestep the daunting task of giving up cherished food addictions that need never form in the first place.

Studies show children are more willing to eat new foods than most parents realize. Given the chance, kids can help lead adults towards better eating habits. The catch is that adults are the gatekeepers, role models and major influencers of children's tastes and food habits. Because adults have been imprinted on the foods they ate as children, it often takes a major health crisis before they are willing to implement serious dietary change. And by that time their kids may be grown with babes of their own, all following in their parents' and grandparents' dietary footsteps.

So how do we reach kids before unhealthy eating habits become entrenched? How can we help adults steer the family on a new course while the children are still growing?

One answer is to grab a copy of Katherine Orr's new book, The Doctors In Mili's Suitcase, and start sharing it with all your family and friends!

Orr has put her author/ illustrator/ designer skills to work creating an engaging learning tool for the whole family to share.

"Nutrition is a family affair," says Orr. "It begins with education, and children need to be a part of that conversation. Having all family members on board supporting one another can spell the difference between sticking to a new program long enough to feel it work, or quitting because creeping doubts and social pressures gain the upper hand."

In the book, Hana, an eleven-year-old growing up in Hawaii, tells her story. It begins,

"'Food can say I love you in a million different ways.' That's what Grandma Tutu always said. Tutu means grandparent in Hawaiian. Tutu's favorite thing was sharing loving gifts of food. "When we celebrate, food can say, 'Well done!'" she explained. When someone's hurting, food can say, 'I hope you're feeling better.'"

We all knew food was a gift of love, but a gift of health? Well, I never thought about it. At least not until the year I turned eleven. That was the year I got diabetes."

Hana was diagnosed with adult onset diabetes, which is now more commonly called "type 2 diabetes" because children have become the fastest growing sector of this raging epidemic. Although Hana is a fictional character, her story and the information in it are factual. The book's subtitle, How I Cured My Diabetes With Food, pretty much says it all.

Skimming through the 52-page book you'll see eye-pleasing double-page spreads with lush paintings on one page facing story text on the other. Additional information about nutrition and diabetes appears as side-bar text that supplements the storyline. There's a section following the story called, "I used to think... but now I've learned..." And for readers who want to track down those doctors in Mili's suitcase there is a resource list at the back.

"The Doctors in Mili's Suitcase is an important story about the powerof plant-based foods. Katherine Orr does a wonderful job of describingdiabetes and how it can be tackled with food. Rates of diabetes areincreasing every day, and children younger and younger are beingdiagnosed with a disease easily prevented by eating a low-fat plant-baseddiet. Our studies at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicinehave shown that a vegan diet helps to reverse type 2 diabetes. Let Milibe your role model for taking control of your health and transformingyour life with a plant-based diet."-NEAL BARNARD, M.D.

To get your copy of the book from Amazon.com, CLICK HERE (opens new window)

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New Book: The Empty Medicine Cabinettag:www.vegsource.com,2014://1.32072014-10-28T00:39:22Z2015-01-30T08:15:44ZWhile pharmaceutical companies rake in billions, the health of a nation continues to decline rapidly, leaving patients and physicians searching for answers in all the wrong places. The Empty Medicine Cabinet: The...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21
While pharmaceutical companies rake in billions, the health of a nation continues to decline rapidly, leaving patients and physicians searching for answers in all the wrong places. The Empty Medicine Cabinet: The Pharmacist's Guide to the Hidden Danger of Drugs and the Healing Powers of Food wastes no time in explaining why this is so, offering solutions that target the cause of disease rather than the symptoms of poor health.

Like most healthcare professionals, Dustin Rudolph, PharmD, entered the field of medicine with one goal in mind--to help his patients get healthy. As a pharmacist, Dr. Rudolph believed the best way to accomplish this was through pills, procedures, and surgeries.

Boy, was he wrong!

His story, life experiences, and professional expertise serve as the foundation for this book.

The business model of a profit-based healthcare system is exposed, resulting in a steady stream of chronically sick, lifelong customers. Rudolph offers a cost-free, side-effect-free solution rooted in the discipline of lifestyle medicine and plant-based nutrition. Backed by an array of scientific studies, readers hear the truth in The Empty Medicine Cabinet.

Heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, obesity, autoimmune diseases, and much more are discussed at length in part one. Part two presents the facts on using food as medicine. Many long-held beliefs in nutrition and health are called into question, answered emphatically and factually in simple, easy-to-understand layman's terms of the complex science behind it all. A surprising, yet accurate, review of the scientific literature is also undertaken on many popular, over-the-counter supplements taken by many in today's society.

With a total of 50 mouthwatering, flavor-filled recipes included, The Empty Medicine Cabinet is one prescription you don't want to miss out on! It delivers the answers you've been looking for and the results to back it up.

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Drs. McDougall and Goldhamer on Water Fasting (VIDEO)tag:www.vegsource.com,2014://1.31442014-06-24T17:26:15Z2014-06-25T02:15:00ZWatch Dr. McDougall and Dr. Goldhamer discuss medically-supervised water-only fasting, as well as a starch-based diet to cure many diseases. This is a terrific, very informative interview. When is water fasting indicated?...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21Watch Dr. McDougall and Dr. Goldhamer discuss medically-supervised water-only fasting, as well as a starch-based diet to cure many diseases.

This is a terrific, very informative interview.

When is water fasting indicated? Dr. McDougall says he sends his "toughest cases" to Dr. Goldhamer to get a bead on just what the problem may be.

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Both Dr. Goldhamer and Dr. McDougall will be presenting at our Health Lifestyle Expo in October 2014 in Los Angeles -- for full info see:

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The Mormon Word of Wisdom: An 1833 Guide to a Whole Food, Plant-based Diettag:www.vegsource.com,2014://1.31232014-06-02T23:43:24Z2014-12-11T09:15:23ZThe Mormon Word of Wisdom: An 1833 Guide to a Whole Food, Plant-based Diet by Jane Birch, PhD The full history of the whole food, plant-based (WFPB) revolution has yet to be...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21The Mormon Word of Wisdom: An 1833 Guide to a Whole Food, Plant-based Diet by Jane Birch, PhD

The full history of the whole food, plant-based (WFPB) revolution has yet to be written, and I, for one, am eagerly looking forward to it. Among the amazing WFPB pioneers sure to be featured are several born in the early 20th century, including Walter Kempner (the "Rice Diet"), Roy Swank (very low fat diet to treat MS patients), and Nathan Pritikin (the Pritikin Longevity Center). Of course these pioneers built on the work of scientists born in the late 19th-century like Russell Chittenden, whose research showed humans do not need nearly as much protein as previously thought, and William Rose, whose study of essential amino acids helped confirm that plant foods contain all that is required for health.

Most people may be surprised to learn about an earlier WFPB pioneer of sorts, born in the early 19th-century: the Mormon founder Joseph Smith. In 1833, acting as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rather than as a scientist, Joseph Smith published dietary guidelines known as the "Word of Wisdom." The most well-known guidelines were prohibitions against consuming alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea. In addition, the Word of Wisdom summarized the type of diet that is, as Smith put it, "ordained of God." It consists of three principles, as stated in Mormon scripture, Doctrine and Covenants Section 89:

1. All wholesome plants "in the season thereof" are ordained for our "constitution, nature, and use," and should be used with "prudence and thanksgiving."

2. Animal flesh is ordained for human use, but it should be eaten sparingly, and only in times of need: winter, cold, famine or "excess of hunger."

3. All grain is good and is ordained to be the "staff of life."

Sound familiar? While none of these ideas, taken individually, was absolutely original in 1833, the combination was unique and, more unusual, has stood the test of time. In fact, the similarities between these simple guidelines and the McDougall "Starch Solution" are striking.

The Word of Wisdom has been central to the identity of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since the 19th century. Although Mormons are well known for abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea, the rest of their dietary code has not been as widely preached or practiced. So, while the Mormon people enjoy multiple health advantages by abstaining from addictive stimulants, they have not yet reaped as many benefits as they could by adhering to the rest of their Word of Wisdom health code.

I was a typical Mormon in this regard for most of my life. I loved the Word of Wisdom and felt it protected me from potentially damaging substances like alcohol and tobacco. But like most Mormons, I basically ignored the rest of the wise counsel. My diet was indistinguishable from that of most Mormons, which is pretty much indistinguishable from the general American population-- in other words, SAD (Standard American Diet).

Only after I understood the power of a WFPB diet to prevent and reverse chronic illness and nourish vibrant health did I return to the Word of Wisdom, this time with a fresh perspective. There, right in front of me, were the basic principles of a WFPB diet. They'd been hidden (as it were) in plain sight in an 1833 document I had read numerous times since my youth! The very day I made this connection, I stopped eating all animal foods, along with all unwholesome plant foods. I felt joy giving them up, and I haven't deviated from a WFPB/Word of Wisdom diet since.

My journey since making this discovery has been nothing short of miraculous. I love the way my body feels now that I am fueling it well! I love the weight loss! I love how every single health problem I had previously has disappeared! I also enjoy the adventure of sharing the blessings of eating this way with friends and family. Since that day, I have shared my "discovery" of the Word of Wisdom with hundreds of other Latter-day Saints and witnessed the light turn on for many of them, as well. When I introduce a WFPB diet to Mormons, I don't even need to mention the Word of Wisdom; they get the connection.

In late 2013, I published a book detailing my experience: Discovering the Word of Wisdom: Surprising Insights from a Whole Food, Plant-based Perspective (see the first two chapters of the book here). In the course of writing this book, I solicited stories from other Latter-day Saints who are "converts" to a WFPB diet. As the stories poured in, I began to see that the WFPB way of life has begun, slowly but surely, to impact the Mormon community. I feel great joy as I witness what is happening as Mormons "wake up" to the Word of Wisdom. I am now featuring their stories on a website, Discovering the Word of Wisdom.

Mormons are known for being passionate missionaries for their cause, but this time it has been non-Mormon WFPB leaders playing the role of "missionary" to teach Latter-day Saints. In the place of missionary literature like the Book of Mormon, books like The China Study are playing a major role in the conversion of many Mormons to what, after all, has been part of their history and tradition since 1833.

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Dr. McDougall Wants You To Think (VIDEO)tag:www.vegsource.com,2014://1.31182014-05-17T03:16:46Z2015-01-09T08:58:48ZJohn McDougall MD says your heredity isn't going to save you. Grandma and Grandpa may have eaten bacon grease on their toast every day and lived to 98, but the food they...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21
John McDougall MD says your heredity isn't going to save you. Grandma and Grandpa may have eaten bacon grease on their toast every day and lived to 98, but the food they ate and the lifestyle they lived was very different from yours.

Don't count on your "good genes" to avoid health problems.

In this 10-minute excerpt from the extended interviews of the documentary PROCESSED PEOPLE, Dr. McDougall waxes on a variety of fascinating topics around our dysfunctional "healthcare" system.

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Top Athlete: Why I Went Vegan (VIDEO)tag:www.vegsource.com,2014://1.31172014-05-17T02:10:59Z2014-12-11T05:22:55ZHe's VEGAN -- James "Lightning" Wilks, an MMA fighter best known to many for winning The Ultimate Fighter TV challenge, US vs. UK. James holds a Black belt in Tae Kwon Do...Jeff Nelsonhttp://www.vegsource.com/admin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=21
He's VEGAN -- James "Lightning" Wilks, an MMA fighter best known to many for winning The Ultimate Fighter TV challenge, US vs. UK. James holds a Black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a Brown belt in Brazilian Jui Jitsu.